Here’s what happening in our community:
Western New Mexico University will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Cornali Field to celebrate the opening of a new fenced area designated for small dogs. The ceremony, co-hosted by the Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce, will take place at 11 a.m. in the WNMU-owned community dog park on West Street. While Cornali Field has historically been undivided, local citizens recognized a need and raised money for a barrier separating little dogs from the large portion of the field where large breeds can run freely. Cornali Field is Silver City’s only fenced-in dog park and is located between Virginia and West streets. The entrance to the newly fenced-in area for smaller dogs faces Virginia St. Cornali Field is open daily from sunrise to sunset and closed only periodically for maintenance by WNMU staff.
Margaret Fairman of Deming, was named the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness state wide “Volunteer of the Year” during their annual conference in Albuquerque last week. The New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness was founded in 2000 to lead a comprehensive, coordinated and strategic response to homelessness. Margaret is the founder of the “Silver Linings” homeless assistance group in Deming, whose goal is to find housing and provide help to homeless individuals living in the area. Thank you, Margaret Fairman, for all your good works in the community!
Trial dates have been scheduled for Bradley Farrington later this month. Farrington, a former Silver City Police Officer, was charged with the murder of his wife, Cassy Marie Farrington on March 24th of 2014. He was arrested in October of 2015 in Tucson and has been held without bond and waiting trial at the Grant County Detention Center since November of 2015.
Grant County residents came together at the downtown Silver City’s celebration of Dia de los Muertos on Sunday. The event featured performances from local musicians, singers and the kids of Ballet Folkorico de San Vicente, in addition to face painting, a Monsoon Puppet Parade down Market Street and many choices of food and drink. Diane Ingalls Leyba, organized the event to bring together all cultures living in the community. The celebration of Dia de los Muertos focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and help support their spiritual journey.
